The board of county commissioners may determine the salary of the commissioners. Such salary may be set by the board of county commissioners at its first regular meeting of each year. If the board of county commissioners fails to determine a salary, then the salary of a county commissioner in any one year is:

(1) Seven thousand two hundred thirty–three dollars as per diem or salary in counties of thirty thousand population or over;

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(2) Six thousand five hundred sixty–six dollars as per diem or salary in counties of fifteen thousand population and over and not more than thirty thousand population;

(3) Five thousand three hundred ninety–seven dollars as per diem or salary in counties of eight thousand population and over and not more than fifteen thousand population;

(4) Four thousand eight hundred ninety–six dollars as per diem or salary in counties of less than eight thousand population.

Source: SL 1868-9, ch 6, § 22; PolC 1877, ch 39, § 24; CL 1887, § 1424; SL 1891, ch 48, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1841; SL 1903, ch 103; SL 1905, ch 77; SL 1909, ch 147; SL 1913, ch 150; SL 1915, ch 136; SL 1917, ch 187; RC 1919, § 5876; SL 1919, ch 150; SL 1921, ch 168; SL 1929, ch 97; SL 1933, ch 74; SDC 1939, § 12.1704; SL 1943, ch 28, § 1; SL 1947, ch 38, § 1; SL 1951, ch 26, § 1; SL 1953, ch 21; SL 1957, ch 22; SL 1963, ch 43; SL 1967, ch 17, § 1; SL 1970, ch 44; SL 1973, ch 44; SL 1974, ch 57, § 2; SL 1974, ch 58, § 1; SL 1978, ch 53, § 2; SL 1982, ch 61, § 4; SL 1986, ch 63, § 3B; SL 1988, ch 66, § 1A; SL 1992, ch 52, § 1.